USKRSNA POSLANICA PAPE FRANJE Molimo za studente pobijene u strašnom masakru u Keniji
http://www.maxportal.hr/uskrsna-poslanica-pape-franje-molimo-za-studente-pobijene-u-strasnom-masakru-u-keniji/
U svojem tradicionalnom ‘Urbi et Orbi’ obraćanju na Usrks, Papa Franjo pozvao je na mir u Siriji i Iraku. Pozvao je međunarodnu zajednicu da učini nešto oko ‘stravične humanitarne tragedije’ u obje zemlje.
Također je pozvao na mir u Ukrajini, Libiji, Jemenu, Nigeriji, Sudanu i Demokratskoj Republici Kongo.
– Mir i sloboda za žrtve dilera drogom, koji su često u savezništvu sa silama koje bi trebale braniti mir i slogu u obitelji čovjeka. I tražimo mir za ovaj svijet izložen trgovcima oružjem, rekao je.
Rekao je i da su njegove misli i molitve s mladim ljudima koji su ubijeni u masakru na Sveučilištu Garissa u Keniji prošli utorak. Dotakao se i sporazuma o iranskom nuklearnom programu, te je izrazio nadu da bi to mogao biti ‘definitivan korak k sigurnijem i bratskijem svijetu.’
– Tražimo mir i slobodu za mnoge muškarce i žene koji su izloženi starim i novim oblicima ropstva, od strane kriminalnih pojedinaca i grupa, rekao je papa Franjo.
Evo zašto Uskrs simboliziraju baš zeko, jaja i – šunka
http://www.maxportal.hr/jeste-li-znali-evo-zasto-uskrs-simboliziraju-bas-zeko-jaja-i-sunka/
Na Uskrs kršćani slave Uskrsnuće Isusa Krista i to uz mnoštvo simbola. Pozadina zeca, jaja i šunke prepuna je zanimljivih činjenica
Iako je kršćanstvo daleko najveća religija na svijetu, ona je još uvijek relativno mlada – stara je tek nešto više od dvije tisuće godina. Nije stoga neobično što su vjernici na nju projicirali brojne i mnogo starije običaje iz drevnih religija i mitova.
Postoji više teorija o podrijetlu imena Uskrsa
Riječ ‘Uskrs’, tj. na engleskom jeziku ‘Easter’, gotovo sigurno ima poganske korijene. Povezuje ju se s ‘Eoster’ (ili ‘Eostre’), anglo-saksonskom božicom proljeća i novog života. Od nje ne dolazi samo ime Uskrsa, već i tradicija Korizme koja je nadomjestila cjelomjesečno slavlje povodom rođendana božice, piše Huffington Post.
Drugi pak povjesničari smatraju da ime najvećeg kršćanskog praznika dolazi od latinske fraze ‘hebdomada alba’ koja u prijevodu znači ‘bijeli tjedan’. Prema tradiciji, novi su kršćani u Crkvu primani krštenjem na Uskrs pri čemu su nosili bijelu odjeću. Prema toj teoriji, fraza je evolvirala prvo u ‘eostarum’, pa u ‘Ostern’ u njemačkom jeziku, te ‘Easter’ u engleskom.
Neki pak ime blagdana povezuju s feničkom božicom plodnosti Aštartom kojoj pak u babilonskoj mitologiji odgovara božica Ištar.
Što se tiče hrvatskog naziva ‘Uskrs’, on vuče korijene iz staroslavenskog jezika tj. iz riječi kojom se označavao rast i razvoj.
Odakle simboli zeca i jaja
Simboli zeca i jajeta također imaju pogansko izvorište. Dapače, simbol zeca koji nese jaja potječe iz jedne od legendi o božici Eostri. Priča kaže kako je Eostre jednom u šumi naišla na ptičicu koja je od hladnoće umirala u snijegu. Ona ju je pretvorila u zeca, kako bi ju krzno zaštitilo od hladnoće.
No, kako je prije bio ptica, ovaj je zeko nastavio izlijegati jaja. On ih je pak svake godine oslikavao i poklanjao božici Eostre iz zahvalnosti što mu je spasila život. I tako smo došli i do podrijetla samih obojanih jaja tj. pisanica.
Prema drugoj teoriji, ljudi su nekada smatrali da su zečevi hermafroditi te da kao takvi mogu rađati bez da izgube nevinost. Na taj su način zečeve počeli povezivati s bezgrešnim zaćećem Djevice Marije i na kraju s Uskrsom.
Prema trećoj teoriji, tradicija bojanja jaja potječe iz Egipta. Kao i u mnogim drugim kulturama, u Egiptu se jaja smatralo simbolom plodnosti i blagostanja. I ne samo to, oni su vjerovali da se Zemlja doslovno izlegla iz – jajeta. Taj se običaj kasnije proširio svijetom, a kombinacija više boja i crtanja po jajima pojavila se u srednjem vijeku.
Zašto se na Uskrs jede šunka?
Jeste li se ikada zapitali zašto se na Uskrs posvećuje i jede – šunka? Prema babilonskom mitu, božica Ishtar je s Baalom, bogom Sunca, začela sina Tammuza. Njega je pak u šumi ubila divlja svinja nakon čega je božica narodu naredila da se svake nedjelje jede svinjetina.
Jednom godišnje obilježavala se njegova smrt čemu je prethodilo 40 dana posta.
Zašto Uskrs nema stalni datum?
Metoda računanja datuma Uskrsa nije službeno riješena sve do Prvog nicejskog sabora 325. godine, a dodatno je pojednostavljena u srednjem vijeku i kaže: ‘Uskrs se slavi na prvu nedjelju poslije punog mjeseca na sam dan ili poslije ekvinocija’. Na isti se dan u Babilonu obilježavala i Tammuzova smrt.
Uskrsna čestitka generala Ante Gotovine
http://www.maxportal.hr/uskrsna-cestitka-generala-ante-gotovine/
General Ante Gotovina prijateljima i poznanicima čestitao je najveći kršćanski blagdan. U uskrsnoj čestitci je napisao:
Sretan Uskrs svim mojim prijateljima i poznanicima!
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Pope prays for slain Kenyan students in Easter address
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/pope-prays-slain-kenyan-students-easter-address
https://www.google.hr/search?q=Vatican+city,Pope+Francis+easter+word&client=opera&hs=8mp&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=4WghVd_kJMWasAHQg4DADQ&ved=0CCMQsAQ&biw=1745&bih=857
Queen attends Easter Sunday service at Windsor Castle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vva6EzOJ4OY
Bishop says religious leaders should not be banned from politics
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/11516923/Bishop-says-religious-leaders-should-not-be-banned-from-politics.html
Love Triumphs, text of Pope Easter Message
https://cnsblog.wordpress.com/2015/04/05/love-triumphs-text-of-popes-easter-message/
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Jesus Christ is risen!
Love has triumphed over hatred, life has conquered death, light has dispelled the darkness!
Out of love for us, Jesus Christ stripped himself of his divine glory, emptied himself, took on the form of a slave and humbled himself even to death, death on a cross. For this reason God exalted him and made him Lord of the universe. Jesus is Lord!
By his death and resurrection, Jesus shows everyone the way to life and happiness: this way is humility, which involves humiliation. This is the path which leads to glory. Only those who humble themselves can go towards the “things that are above”, towards God (cf. Col 3:1-4). The proud look “down from above”; the humble look “up from below.”
On Easter morning, alerted by the women, Peter and John ran to the tomb. They found it open and empty. Then they drew near and “bent down” in order to enter it. To enter into the mystery, we need to “bend down”, to abase ourselves. Only those who abase themselves understand the glorification of Jesus and are able to follow him on his way.
The world proposes that we put ourselves forward at all costs, that we compete, that we prevail… But Christians, by the grace of Christ, dead and risen, are the seeds of another humanity, in which we seek to live in service to one another, not to be arrogant, but rather respectful and ready to help.
This is not weakness, but true strength! Those who bear within them God’s power, his love and his justice, do not need to employ violence; they speak and act with the power of truth, beauty and love.
From the risen Lord we ask the grace not to succumb to the pride which fuels violence and war, but to have the humble courage of pardon and peace. We ask Jesus, the Victor over death, to lighten the sufferings of our many brothers and sisters who are persecuted for his name, and of all those who suffer injustice as a result of ongoing conflicts and violence.
We ask for peace, above all, for Syria and Iraq, that the roar of arms may cease and that peaceful relations may be restored among the various groups which make up those beloved countries. May the international community not stand by before the immense humanitarian tragedy unfolding in these countries and the drama of the numerous refugees.
We pray for peace for all the peoples of the Holy Land. May the culture of encounter grow between Israelis and Palestinians and the peace process be resumed, in order to end years of suffering and division.
We implore peace for Libya, that the present absurd bloodshed and all barbarous acts of violence may cease, and that all concerned for the future of the country may work to favour reconciliation and to build a fraternal society respectful of the dignity of the person. For Yemen too we express our hope for the growth of a common desire for peace, for the good of the entire people.
At the same time, in hope we entrust to the merciful Lord the framework recently agreed to in Lausanne, that it may be a definitive step toward a more secure and fraternal world.
We ask the risen Lord for the gift of peace for Nigeria, South Sudan and for the various areas of Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. May constant prayer rise up from all people of goodwill for those who lost their lives –- I think in particular of the young people who were killed last Thursday at Garissa University College in Kenya –- for all who have been kidnapped, and for those forced to abandon their homes and their dear ones.
May the Lord’s resurrection bring light to beloved Ukraine, especially to those who have endured the violence of the conflict of recent months. May the country rediscover peace and hope thanks to the commitment of all interested parties.
We ask for peace and freedom for the many men and women subject to old and new forms of enslavement on the part of criminal individuals and groups. Peace and liberty for the victims of drug dealers, who are often allied with the powers who ought to defend peace and harmony in the human family. And we ask peace for this world subjected to arms dealers.
May the marginalized, the imprisoned, the poor and the migrants who are so often rejected, maltreated and discarded, the sick and the suffering, children, especially those who are victims of violence; all who today are in mourning, and all men and women of goodwill, hear the consoling voice of the Lord Jesus: “Peace to you!” (Lk 24:36). “Fear not, for I am risen and I shall always be with you” (cf. Roman Missal, Entrance Antiphon for Easter Day).